Xiaobai and Jin Ping'er saw the group come out and hurriedly stood, keeping well away from them, as if they could already smell the fishy stench on their bodies. Wild Dog Daoist seemed to have found his people and charged over in delight, but halfway there he covered his nose and dodged far aside, his face full of disgust.
The six of them had spent a long time in the cave and had tangled with the Fish Monster in the water for ages. What clung to them was not only a fishy smell, but also a reek of dirty water, the sort mixed with rotting mud.
"Are we going back to find Senior Brother and the others now?" Luo Yunji turned to Zheng Dali and Zhang Xiaofan and asked.
Zhang Xiaofan also looked at Zheng Dali. Seeing Zheng Dali nod, he said, "Let's go tell Senior Brother and the others, so they won't worry about us."
"Then let's go to the Dead Swamp first! We can take a look at how the construction there is coming along," Luo Yunji said with some anticipation.
After Xiao Yicai and the others returned to Azure Cloud Mountain, they reported the experiences of this trip to Daoxuan True Person and the others. Though their account was brief and left nothing out, it still shocked Daoxuan and the other seven branch leaders.
"Xueqi! You're saying that brat really sent people to escort Yuyangzi away?" Shuiyue asked first. If this question had been asked by someone else, it was hard to say what the consequences would have been, but with her asking it, at the very least she could guide the matter in a better direction.
"Reporting to Master! Yes! I..." Lu Xueqi looked at the others in Jade Purity Hall, unsure whether what came next